The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
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published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more than three books. The prize is awarded by British book retailer
Waterstones
Waterstones, formerly Waterstone's, is a British book retailer that operates 311 shops, mainly in the United Kingdom and also other nearby countries. As of February 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the UK and Europe. An average-sized Wa ...
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Beginning in 2012, the prize was divided into three categories: Picture Books, Fiction 5–12, and Teen.
Each category winner receives £2,000 with an overall winner chosen from the three getting an additional £3,000 (thus the overall winner receives £5,000 in total).
Recipients
References
External links
{{Portal, Children's literature
Official Waterstones Children's Book Prize site– dedicated to the latest winners
British children's literary awards
Young adult literature awards
Picture book awards
Awards established in 2005
2005 establishments in the United Kingdom
English-language literary awards